What league does New York Rangers play in?

New York Rangers play in the NHL.

When was New York Rangers founded?

New York Rangers was founded in 1926 in New York, NY, USA, USA.

Where is New York Rangers based?

New York Rangers is based in New York, NY, USA.

Who is the head coach of New York Rangers?

The head coach of New York Rangers is Herb Brooks.

Who is the captain of New York Rangers?

The captain of New York Rangers is Barry Beck.

What arena does New York Rangers play in?

New York Rangers play their home games at Madison Square Garden in New York, NY, USA.

Who is the general manager of New York Rangers?

The general manager of New York Rangers is Craig Patrick.

What are the team colors of New York Rangers?

The team colors of New York Rangers are Blue + Red + White.

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1981-1982 Season

New York Rangers were 39-27-14 in the 1981-82 NHL season with 92 points, 7th overall.

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1981-1982 New York Rangers Player Stats

All Positions

#	Skater	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
NHL
1.	Mike Rogers (C)	80	38	65	103	43	2	9	1	6	7	2
2.	Ron Duguay (C)	72	40	36	76	82	18	10	5	1	6	31
3.	Mark Pavelich (C)	79	33	43	76	67	21	6	1	5	6	0
4.	Ed Johnstone (RW)	68	30	28	58	57	-5	10	2	6	8	25
5.	Don Maloney (LW)	54	22	36	58	73	9	10	5	5	10	10
6.	Reijo Ruotsalainen (D)	78	18	38	56	27	18	10	4	5	9	2
7.	Dave Maloney (D)	64	13	36	49	105	2	10	1	4	5	6
8.	Barry Beck (D)	60	9	29	38	111	19	10	1	5	6	14
9.	David Silk (RW)	64	15	20	35	39	17	9	2	4	6	4
10.	Robbie Ftorek (C)	30	8	24	32	24	8	10	7	4	11	11
11.	Mikko Leinonen (C)	53	11	20	31	18	2	7	1	6	7	20
12.	Pat Hickey (F)	53	15	14	29	32	-15
13.	Mike Allison (W/C)	48	7	15	22	74	-3	10	1	3	4	18	-6
14.	Tom Laidlaw (D)	79	3	18	21	104	7	10	0	3	3	14
15.	Steve Vickers (LW)	34	9	11	20	13	4
16.	André Doré (D)	56	4	16	20	64	10	10	1	1	2	16
17.	Nick Fotiu (LW)	70	8	10	18	151	-7	10	0	2	2	6
18.	Ron Greschner (D)	29	5	11	16	16	-11
19.	Rob McClanahan (LW)	22	5	9	14	10	7	10	2	5	7	2
20.	Dean Talafous (RW/C)	29	6	7	13	8	-3
21.	Jere Gillis (LW)	26	3	9	12	16	-2
22.	Carol Vadnais (D)	50	5	6	11	45	-2	10	1	0	1	4
23.	Ed Hospodar (D)	41	3	8	11	152	-8
24.	Peter Wallin (RW)	40	2	9	11	12	1
25.	Tom Younghans (RW)	47	3	5	8	17	0	2	0	0	0	0
26.	Tim Bothwell (D)	13	0	3	3	10	-5
27.	Mark Morrison (C)	9	1	1	2	0	-5
28.	Mike Backman (RW)	3	0	2	2	4	7	1	0	0	0	2
29.	Anders Hedberg (RW)	4	0	1	1	0	-2
30.	Gary Burns (F)	0	0	0	0	0	-	4	0	0	0	4
31.	Cam Connor (RW)	0	0	0	0	0	-	10	4	0	4	4
32.	Claude Larose (LW)	0	0	0	0	0	-	2	0	0	0	0
33.	Lance Nethery (F)	5	0	0	0	0	-2
DN-Cup
1.	Ed Johnstone (RW)	4	6	1	7	-	-
2.	Dean Talafous (RW/C)	4	2	0	2	-	-
3.	Bobby Hull (LW)	4	1	1	2	0	-
4.	David Silk (RW)	4	0	2	2	-	-

#	Goalie	GP	GAA	SV%	W	L	T	SO	TOI	SVS	GP	GAA	SV%
NHL
1.	John Vanbiesbrouck (G)	1	1.00	.967	1	0	0	0	60:00	29
2.	John Davidson (G)	1	1.00	.966	1	0	0	0	60:00	28	1	5.43	.800
3.	Eddie Mio (G)	25	3.56	.885	13	6	5	0	1499:00	688	8	3.80	.874
4.	Steve Weeks (G)	49	3.77	.868	23	16	9	1	2849:00	1178	4	4.27	.857
5.	Steve Baker (G)	6	6.03	.795	1	5	0	0	328:00	128
6.	Rick Strack (G)	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

1981-1982 New York Rangers Staff

Head CoachHerb Brooks
Goaltending CoachWayne Thomas
General ManagerCraig Patrick
BroadcasterPhil Esposito
Dir. of Public RelationsJohn Halligan
European ScoutLars-Erik Sjöberg
ScoutChuck Grillo
ScoutKimmo Leinonen

Team Staff History

1981-1982 New York Rangers Captains

"C"

Barry Beck

Team Captaincy History

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1981-1982 New York Rangers Demographics

New York Rangers Facts

Plays in: National Hockey League
Team Colors: Blue + Red + White
Town: New York, NY, USA Map
Founded: 1926

1981-1982 New York Rangers Roster Facts

Nationalities

24 players
12 players
2 players
2 players

Experience

New York Rangers: 5 996 GP
NHL: 9 574 GP
WC: 169 GP
OG: 34 GP
SHL: 221 GP
Liiga: 271 GP
AHL: 2 198 GP

Affiliated Team(s)

Hartford Wolf Pack (AHL)

Arena Information

Arena Name: Madison Square Garden
Location: New York, NY, USA
Capacity: 18 006
Construction Year: 1968

New York Rangers Games

date	home	visiting	score	league
10/01/2026 11:00 PM UTC	New York Rangers	Tampa Bay Lightning	-	NHL
09/30/2026 12:00 AM UTC	Boston Bruins	New York Rangers	-	NHL
04/15/2026 11:00 PM UTC	Tampa Bay Lightning	New York Rangers	2 - 4	NHL
04/13/2026 11:00 PM UTC	Florida Panthers	New York Rangers	3 - 2	NHL
04/11/2026 09:00 PM UTC	Dallas Stars	New York Rangers	2 - 0	NHL

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Latest Transactions

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William Trudeau (D)

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09/15/2026

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Talyn Boyko (G)

Leaving forRochester Americans

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09/04/2026

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Brendan Brisson (F)

Leaving forToronto Maple Leafs

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09/02/2026

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Eeli Tolvanen (F)

Joining fromSeattle Kraken

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08/21/2026

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Vincent Iorio (D)

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08/19/2026

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Scott Morrow (D)

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08/11/2026

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Massimo Rizzo (F)

Leaving forKalmar HC

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07/23/2026

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Brandon Scanlin (D)

Leaving forHamilton Hammers

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New York Rangers History and Standings

season	league	GP	W	L	T	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	PTS	PPG	rank	postseason
2026-2027	NHL	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2025-2026	NHL	82	25	39	-	9	9	238	250	77	0.94	16	Did not make playoffs
2024-2025	NHL	82	35	36	-	4	7	256	255	85	1.04	11	Did not make playoffs
2023-2024	NHL	82	43	23	-	12	4	282	229	114	1.39	1	Conference Final loss
2022-2023	NHL	82	37	22	-	10	13	277	219	107	1.3	5	Conference QF loss
2021-2022	NHL	82	44	24	-	8	6	254	207	110	1.34	4	Conference Final loss
2020-2021	NHL	56	27	23	-	-	6	177	157	60	1.07	16	Did not make playoffs
2019-2020	NHL	70	37	28	-	-	5	234	222	79	1.13	18	Playoffs Qualifier loss
2018-2019	NHL	82	32	36	-	-	14	227	272	78	0.95	26	Did not make playoffs
2017-2018	NHL	82	34	39	-	-	9	231	268	77	0.94	24	Did not make playoffs
2016-2017	NHL	82	48	28	-	-	6	256	220	102	1.24	9	Conference SF loss
2015-2016	NHL	82	46	27	-	-	9	236	217	101	1.23	9	Conference QF loss
2014-2015	NHL	82	53	22	-	-	7	252	192	113	1.38	1	Conference Final loss
2013-2014	NHL	82	45	31	-	-	6	218	193	96	1.17	12	Final loss
2012-2013	NHL	48	26	18	-	-	4	130	112	56	1.17	12	Conference SF loss
2011-2012	NHL	82	51	24	-	-	7	226	187	109	1.33	2	Conference Final loss
2010-2011	NHL	82	44	33	-	-	5	233	198	93	1.13	18	Conference QF loss
2009-2010	NHL	82	38	33	-	-	11	222	218	87	1.06	21	Did not make playoffs
2008-2009	NHL	82	43	30	-	-	9	210	218	95	1.16	12	Conference QF loss
2007-2008	NHL	82	42	27	-	-	13	213	199	97	1.18	9	Conference SF loss
2006-2007	NHL	82	42	30	-	-	10	242	216	94	1.15	15	Conference SF loss
2005-2006	NHL	82	44	26	-	-	12	257	215	100	1.22	10	Conference QF loss
2003-2004	NHL	82	27	40	7	-	8	206	250	69	0.84	25	Did not make playoffs
2002-2003	NHL	82	32	36	10	-	4	210	231	78	0.95	21	Did not make playoffs
2001-2002	NHL	82	36	38	4	-	4	227	258	80	0.98	21	Did not make playoffs
2000-2001	NHL	82	33	43	5	-	1	250	290	72	0.88	21	Did not make playoffs
1999-2000	NHL	82	29	38	12	-	3	218	246	73	0.89	23	Did not make playoffs
1998-1999	NHL	82	33	38	11	-	-	217	227	77	0.94	18	Did not make playoffs
1997-1998	NHL	82	25	39	18	-	-	197	231	68	0.83	21	Did not make playoffs
1996-1997	NHL	82	38	34	10	-	-	258	231	86	1.05	8	Conference Final loss

New York Rangers Retired Numbers

New York Rangers Stars And Cult Players

Where Are They Now?

Played in the team during season

#	player	season	team	league	GP	G	A	PTS	PIM
1.	Nicolas Aubé-Kubel (F)	2026-2027	Dinamo Minsk	KHL	7	4	2	6	8
2.	Oscar Lindberg (F)	2026-2027	Skellefteå AIK	Champions HL	4	2	4	6	2
3.	Jimmy Vesey (F)	2026-2027	Genève-Servette HC	Champions HL	4	2	4	6	4
4.	Jimmy Vesey (F)	2026-2027	Genève-Servette HC	NL	5	0	6	6	0
5.	Oscar Lindberg (F)	2026-2027	Skellefteå AIK	SHL	3	1	4	5	0
6.	Anthony Greco (F)	2026-2027	Adler Mannheim	DEL	4	3	1	4	0
7.	Brendan Lemieux (F)	2026-2027	HC Davos	Champions HL	4	2	2	4	6
8.	Nicklas Jensen (F)	2026-2027	SC Rapperswil-Jona Lakers	NL	5	2	2	4	4
9.	Adam Cracknell (F)	2026-2027	HK Poprad	Extraliga	4	1	3	4	0
10.	Anthony Greco (F)	2026-2027	Adler Mannheim	Champions HL	4	2	1	3	2

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Average Height, Weight, Age Per Season

Season	Roster	Height	Weight	Age
2026-2027	View Roster	6'2"	201 lbs	26.48
2025-2026	View Roster	6'2"	203 lbs	27.55
2024-2025	View Roster	6'2"	205 lbs	27.72
2023-2024	View Roster	6'2"	203 lbs	28.29
2022-2023	View Roster	6'1"	203 lbs	27.70

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Regular Season

Franchise All-Time Points

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Rod Gilbert (F)	1065	406	615	1021
2.	Brian Leetch (D)	1129	240	741	981
3.	Jean Ratelle (F)	862	336	481	817
4.	Andy Bathgate (F)	719	272	457	729
5.	Mark Messier (F)	698	250	441	691

Franchise All-Time Goals

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Rod Gilbert (F)	1065	406	615	1021
2.	Jean Ratelle (F)	862	336	481	817
3.	Chris Kreider (F)	883	326	256	582
4.	Mika Zibanejad (F)	730	284	383	667
5.	Adam Graves (F)	772	280	227	507

Franchise All-Time Assists

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Brian Leetch (D)	1129	240	741	981
2.	Rod Gilbert (F)	1065	406	615	1021
3.	Jean Ratelle (F)	862	336	481	817
4.	Andy Bathgate (F)	719	272	457	729
5.	Walt Tkaczuk (F)	945	227	451	678

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min.

#	Player	GP	G	TP	PIM
1.	Ron Greschner (D)	982	179	610	1226
2.	Jeff Beukeboom (D)	520	18	90	1157
3.	Harry Howell (D)	1160	82	345	1147
4.	Dave Maloney (D)	605	70	295	1113
5.	Vic Hadfield (F)	839	262	572	1036

Franchise All-Time Games Played

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Harry Howell (D)	1160	82	263	345
2.	Brian Leetch (D)	1129	240	741	981
3.	Rod Gilbert (F)	1065	406	615	1021
4.	Ron Greschner (D)	982	179	431	610
5.	Walt Tkaczuk (F)	945	227	451	678

Franchise All-Time Points Per Game

#	Player	GP	G	TP	PPG
1.	Artemi Panarin (F)	482	205	607	1.26
2.	Jaromír Jágr (F)	277	124	319	1.15
3.	Walt Poddubny (F)	152	78	175	1.15
4.	Andrew Copp (F)	16	8	18	1.13
5.	Pat Verbeek (F)	88	51	97	1.10

Franchise All-Time Points Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	G	TP
1.	Jaromír Jágr (F)	2005-2006	82	54	123
2.	Artemi Panarin (F)	2023-2024	82	49	120
3.	Jean Ratelle (F)	1971-1972	63	46	109
4.	Mark Messier (F)	1991-1992	79	35	107
5.	Vic Hadfield (F)	1971-1972	78	50	106

Franchise All-Time Goals Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	G	TP
1.	Jaromír Jágr (F)	2005-2006	82	54	123
2.	Adam Graves (F)	1993-1994	84	52	79
3.	Chris Kreider (F)	2021-2022	81	52	77
4.	Vic Hadfield (F)	1971-1972	78	50	106
5.	Artemi Panarin (F)	2023-2024	82	49	120

Franchise All-Time Assists Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	A	TP
1.	Brian Leetch (D)	1991-1992	80	80	102
2.	Sergei Zubov (D)	1993-1994	78	77	89
3.	Artemi Panarin (F)	2021-2022	75	74	96
4.	Mark Messier (F)	1991-1992	79	72	107
5.	Wayne Gretzky (F)	1996-1997	82	72	97

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	TP	PIM
1.	Troy Mallette (F)	1989-1990	79	29	305
2.	Kris King (F)	1989-1990	68	13	286
3.	Troy Mallette (F)	1990-1991	71	22	252
4.	Tie Domi (F)	1991-1992	42	6	246
5.	Barry Beck (D)	1980-1981	75	34	231

Player Nationalities Throughout History

Recent NHL Entry Draft Selections

rnd	#	player	born	birthplace	height	weight
2026
1	#5	Alberts Šmits (D)	12/02/2007	Valmiera, LAT	6'3"	209 lbs
2	#64	Ben Macbeath (D)	03/04/2008	Calgary, AB, CAN	6'2"	187 lbs
3	#67	Danai Shaiikov (G)	04/13/2007	Almaty, KAZ	6'2"	185 lbs
3	#77	Charlie Morrison (D)	10/12/2007	Miramichi, NB, CAN	6'3"	198 lbs
3	#81	Tomas Chrenko (F)	11/02/2007	Nitra, SVK	5'11"	172 lbs
4	#102	Spencer Bowes (F)	09/19/2007	Carleton Place, ON, CAN	6'0"	174 lbs
6	#162	Andre Mondoux (D)	03/16/2007	North Bay, ON, CAN	6'4"	201 lbs
6	#163	Darian Anderson (F)	12/22/2006	Brighton, MI, USA	6'3"	185 lbs
7	#193	Ivan Patrikhayev (D)	02/03/2006	Yekaterinburg, RUS	6'0"	185 lbs
2025
2	#43	Malcolm Spence (F)	09/22/2006	Mississauga, ON, CAN	6'2"	201 lbs
3	#70	Sean Barnhill (D)	01/08/2007	Scottsdale, AZ, USA	6'6"	214 lbs
3	#89	Artyom Gonchar (D)	10/25/2006	Chelyabinsk, RUS	6'0"	157 lbs
4	#111	Mikkel Eriksen (F)	09/13/2007	Oslo, NOR	5'11"	187 lbs
5	#139	Zeb Lindgren (D)	04/14/2007	Umeå, SWE	6'1"	198 lbs
6	#166	Samuel Jung (F)	05/18/2006	Wodzislaw Slaski, POL	6'3"	172 lbs
6	#171	Evan Passmore (D)	12/05/2006	Elmira, ON, CAN	6'5"	212 lbs
7	#203	Felix Färhammar (D)	04/11/2007	Stockholm, SWE	6'1"	192 lbs
2024
1	#30	EJ Emery (D)	03/30/2006	Surrey, BC, CAN	6'3"	185 lbs
4	#119	Raoul Boilard (F)	01/07/2006	Sherbrooke, QC, CAN	6'2"	192 lbs
5	#159	Nathan Aspinall (F)	03/30/2006	Markham, ON, CAN	6'7"	207 lbs
6	#191	Rico Gredig (F)	02/01/2005	-	6'1"	179 lbs

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Elite Prospects Notes and Trivia

1994 Stanley Cup Championship Lineup
Adam Graves - Mark Messier - Alexei Kovalev
Stépahen Matteau - Esa Tikkanen - Steve Larmer
Greg Gilbert - Craig MacTavish - Brian Noonan
Glen Anderson - Sergei Nemchinov - Joey Kocur

Brian Leetch - Jeff Beukeboom
Kevin Lowe - Sergei Zubov
Jay Wells - Alexander Karpovtsev

Mike Richter
(Glenn Healy)